The domestic violence claims

In the claim against Padrino in March, Gladys claimed he became irate when she asked for her car back, called her stupid, and that he threatened "your kids are not going to have a mother anymore... I wish you would disappear." Court records show Padrino was late on child support and failed to get custody of his daughters because he feared for their safety around Sierra.

Padrino was at the home on Tuesday when Gladys' body was found.

In a petition against Sierra in October, Gladys claimed he bit her on the arm, slammed her against a closet, and took her gun out of her nightstand and threatened her.

Gladys left Sierra earlier this year and moved with her two daughters to her grandmother's home in Homestead. The couple had been married for a year.

Court records show a year before the couple married, Sierra was accused of assaulting Gladys. A stay away order was issued in court.

A student at the beauty school where Gladys worked as a receptionist was still stunned by the news Friday.

"Our school announced it. They came into our classrooms and let us know," said Ashley Rebollida. "We all were all shocked because we just saw her one day and the next day she's totally gone."

A principal at Julia Padrino's former elementary school said the girl told her teacher that her stepfather had bit her. The teacher notified the Department of Children and Families, which confirmed an investigation was started on the family.

Police said Gladys also has a 6-year-old son. The boy is now living with a family member.

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